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Borač (other)
Borač may refer to places: * Borač (fortress), a fortified town in medieval Bosnia *Borač, Czech Republic, a municipality and village * Borač, Serbia, a village near Knić in Serbia **Borač Fortress Borač (Serbian Cyrillic: Борач), also known as Borač na Kršu is a medieval town and fortress. The remains of the Borač fortress lie on top of a rocky hill 10 km northwest of Knić. History Although the town of Borač existed as a ... near Borač in Serbia See also * Boračko Lake, a lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borač (fortress)
The Borač Castle ( sr-cyrl, Борач) was a noble court and one of the largest and most important fortified towns of medieval Bosnia, situated on top of rugged slopes high above the Prača river canyon, between Mesići and Brčigovo village, near modern days Rogatica town, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Fortified castle was a seat of the Pavlović noble family. Old and New structure The family hailed and ruled from Borač. It is the first of two castles in their possession, which family used as a seat. Two castles were built in space of several decades and within few kilometers from each other, the second being Pavlovac, sometimes called ''New Borač'' or ''New Town''. Pavlovac The new castle or ''New Town'' or ''New Borač'' is actually called Pavlovac, and is considered to be a new structure, also known simply as ''Novi'' ''( en, New)'' or ''Novi Grad'' ''( en, New Town)'', situated on top of rugged slopes above the Prača river canyon, near modern days Prača village, in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borač, Czech Republic
Borač is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District Brno-Country District ( cs, okres Brno-venkov) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is in the city of Brno. The most populated town of the district is Kuřim. The distr ... in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Podolí is an administrative part of Borač. References Villages in Brno-Country District {{SouthMoravia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borač Fortress
Borač (Serbian Cyrillic: Борач), also known as Borač na Kršu is a medieval town and fortress. The remains of the Borač fortress lie on top of a rocky hill 10 km northwest of Knić. History Although the town of Borač existed as a center of a Serbian ''župa'', or a district since 12th century, the fortification was first mentioned in the records from 1389 as a residence of princess Milica after the death of her husband, prince Lazar of Serbia in Battle of Kosovo earlier that year. Despot Stefan Lazarevic promulgated a charter to the people of Dubrovnik in Borač in 1405. In that period, it was one of the most significant fortifications in the dominion. After the fall of Belgrade and Golubac, whilst building Smederevo, despot Đurađ Branković additionally fortified Borač. In 1438, the fortress was conquered and razed to the ground by sultan Murad II. Characteristics The fortress was built on Borački krš which is a section of an inactive volcano within th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
